Instagram is making it easier to hide comments

Instagram is readying a new feature that will let users combat harassment or inappropriate content in their comment feeds. 

According to The Washington Post, Instagram will soon roll out a feature that lets all users filter put words or phrases they find offensive in comment streams. Users can also opt to not allow comments on posts at all. 

In a statement to The Post, Instagram’s public policy head, Nicky Jackson Colaco, had this to say:

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